2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region
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In 2019-2020, 30,670 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,098 and had an average of $23,581 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,981 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,770 and $25,642 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,528 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 31 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 83 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Edwardsville, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
SIUE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Dayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 38 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree ee students list, UDayton has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Dayton are $17,780.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree ee students list, Michigan Tech has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 82 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Purdue also took the #6 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.
With a ranking of #6, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue Northwest are $11,633.
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Marquette University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marquette University is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 10 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree ee students list, Marquette has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 186 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
UIUC also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 37 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Electrical Engineering Report
Northern Illinois University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 14 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Northern Illinois University
With a ranking of #11, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Youngstown, Ohio, and it awarded 9 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 65 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree ee students list, UM Dearborn has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217.
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Oakland University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.
Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree ee students list, UC has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 83 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.
UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.
With a ranking of #17, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 46 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
With a ranking of #18, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.
Wright State University - Main Campus also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #25. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Wright State University - Main Campus
Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 72 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.
Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Western Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 19 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree ee students list, WMU has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Cleveland State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 24 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Cleveland State University
University of Toledo landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Michigan State University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 41 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree ee students list, Michigan State has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 101 students in 2019-2020.
Ohio State also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.
SIUC also took the #21 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928.
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- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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